longbrained
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I think US got what it wanted. They wanted a friendly neighbourhood in ME, and Saddam was a rogue who was to be dealt with.
They dealt it with a ease of school teacher spanking unruly kids.
In the process, everybody(including israel and soudis) are happy that they are not under threat.
And US maintains influence in the ME.
Friendly? Are you sure? Maiki kicked out US despite repeated call from US to keep troops there in the form of some permanent bases, similar to Germany and Japan. US was never under threat by Saddam as he was the old buddy who had gone rogue much similar to Osama. But on his own he was powerless, and US knew it. US had gone in to steal the oil but could not get it at the end. US has no influence in middle east except with some dictators whose regimes are already unstable. As has been shown democracy in middle east kills US influence.